Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	49.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140403
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '17 at 13:50
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	ISL-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Memory 67.2 1-Core 65.4 2-Core 124 51% 85.6 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 385 37% 304 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.2% Average	Lighting 67.1 Reflection 65.5 Parallax 56.5 55% 63 fps	MRender 34.4 Gravity 37 Splatting 62.6 38% 44.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 20668 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2567 (B1) Unknown 85 85 527 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 50 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 244 (EB) Unknown 99 99 454 (F1) Unknown 99 99 41222875548	52.5% Above average	Read 456 Write 180 Mixed 261 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 39.2 4K Mixed 14 66% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 35.6 DQ Mixed 29.6 35% 63.1 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 136GB free Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 146246144 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3873 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 17243902223 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 19732 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2325 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 63 45 621936677 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 643 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 39 39 123031 (C2) HDA temperature 37 55 47244640293 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -130811818922613 (F1) Unknown 100 253 25595937803 (F2) Unknown 100 253 33427831042	77.3% Very good	Read 167 Write 103 Mixed 127 100% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 0.89 4K Mixed 0.32 75% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 991995 (996995) 4x4GB 221 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	35.3% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 12.3 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 8.7 21% 7.43 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 63%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	379x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	102x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	44x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	43x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	26x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	21x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	21x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	43x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	11x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	11x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $729

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16